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Peirce

Public Grades K-5

79^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Peirce is an exceptional elementary school located in West Newton, MA, serving 236 students in grades K-5. As part of the highly-ranked Newton school district, Peirce has consistently been among the top-performing elementary schools in Massachusetts, with a current ranking of 79 out of 906 and a 5-star rating.

Peirce's academic performance is truly impressive, with students consistently outperforming state and district averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, 65.49% of Peirce students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 66.43% for the Newton district and 41.53% for the state. In math, 70.18% of Peirce students were proficient or better, compared to 69.38% for Newton and 40.74% for the state. Peirce's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, such as female students, who ranked 66 out of 869 Massachusetts elementary schools, and Asian students, who ranked 45 out of 141.

Peirce's success extends beyond academic achievement. The school has shown impressive performance for its special education students, ranking 56 out of 905 Massachusetts elementary schools in the 2021-2022 school year. Furthermore, during the challenging 2020-2021 school year, Peirce's remotely tested students ranked 1 out of 399 Massachusetts elementary schools, demonstrating the school's ability to adapt and support its students even in the face of a global pandemic. With a higher per-student spending of $22,440 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 10.2, Peirce appears to be allocating its resources effectively to support its students' learning and growth.

249

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,945

Per pupil spending ?

6.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

170 Temple Street
West Newton, MA 02465

(617) 559-9630

District: Newton

Students who attend Peirce usually attend:

Middle:	F A Day Middle
High:	Newton North High

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.2%

Asian:

17.7%

Hispanic:

12.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (68% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg68%

Massachusetts avg41%

79^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Newton

34^th of 348Newton among Massachusetts districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	79 of 906	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	66 of 916	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	56 of 928	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	20 of 932	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.5	36 of 936	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	69 of 942	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	67 of 934	92.8%	★★★★★
2017	88.3	73 of 938	92.2%	★★★★★
2016	88.4	69 of 932	92.6%	★★★★★
2015	85.9	89 of 914	90.3%	★★★★★
2014	86.3	80 of 926	91.4%	★★★★★
2013	86.7	76 of 928	91.8%	★★★★★
2012	90.1	44 of 930	95.3%	★★★★★
2011	89.1	54 of 924	94.2%	★★★★★
2010	90.7	26 of 920	97.2%	★★★★★
2009	87.7	70 of 909	92.3%	★★★★★
2008	87.3	68 of 908	92.5%	★★★★★
2007	91.0	34 of 911	96.3%	★★★★★
2006	92.7	17 of 911	98.1%	★★★★★
2005	92.3	25 of 887	97.2%	★★★★★
2004	92.9	17 of 882	98.1%	★★★★★
2003	89.5	45 of 884	94.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	72.0	45 of 141	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.0	7 of 155	95.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	66 of 869	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	86.6	97 of 886	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.1	74 of 887	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	20 of 901	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	30 of 898	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	23 of 902	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.7	60 of 893	93.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	121 of 884	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	91.4	45 of 891	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	51 of 896	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.6	30 of 908	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.7	44 of 904	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	82.2	133 of 907	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	107 of 898	88.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	87.4	56 of 905	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	77.2	123 of 896	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	189 of 886	78.7%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	90.8	59 of 925	93.6%	★★★★★

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	98.4	1 of 399	99.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	96 of 737	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	75 of 753	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.9	84 of 762	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	93.0	14 of 764	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	13 of 765	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	85.6	61 of 780	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	84.4	73 of 772	90.5%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Tested Remotely (2021)100th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2022)94th percentile-4 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)94th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)87th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)86th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2021)68th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics70%+29 vs state

Science70%+28 vs state

English Language Arts65%+24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Peirce	Public	K-5	170 Temple Street	West Newton	02465	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9630	249	21	11.7		140 (56.2%)	10 (4.0%)	31 (12.4%)	44 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.2%)	89.3	79^th of 906 public elementary schools	91.3%		90.5	66^th of 916 public elementary schools	92.8%	13	70.3	59.5	66.7	65.5	67.6	67.6	75.0	70.2	70.0	70.0	$27,945
C C Burr	Public	K-5	171 Pine Street	Auburndale	02466	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 559-9360	350	31	11.1		169 (48.3%)	16 (4.6%)	49 (14.0%)	82 (23.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.3%)	93.6	42^nd of 906 public elementary schools	95.4%		84.3	131^st of 916 public elementary schools	85.7%	89	71.2	68.5	67.2	69.0	78.0	75.9	77.1	77.0	77.1	77.1	$24,527
Williams	Public	K-5	141 Grove Street	Auburndale	02466	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-6480	211	25	8.5		98 (46.4%)	6 (2.8%)	19 (9.0%)	75 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.2%)	84.8	128^th of 906 public elementary schools	85.9%		76.9	222^nd of 916 public elementary schools	75.8%	94	68.4	61.8	63.9	64.8	68.4	70.6	50.0	63.0	63.9	63.9	$28,279
A E Angier	Public	K-5	1697 Beacon Street	Waban	02468	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9300	383	38	10.0		232 (60.6%)	14 (3.7%)	19 (5.0%)	72 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.5%)	95.7	14^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.5%		95.5	16^th of 916 public elementary schools	98.3%	2	69.2	68.2	76.4	71.4	83.3	80.3	84.7	82.8	87.7	87.7	$25,777
Zervas	Public	K-5	30 Beethoven Avenue	Waban	02468	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	Yes	(617) 559-6750	399	35	11.3		178 (44.6%)	32 (8.0%)	43 (10.8%)	94 (23.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (12.3%)	79.7	186^th of 906 public elementary schools	79.5%		82.7	147^th of 916 public elementary schools	84.0%	39	61.6	60.3	53.4	58.3	64.4	63.8	50.0	59.0	63.5	63.5	$26,900
Franklin	Public	K-5	125 Derby Street	West Newton	02465	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9500	320	32	9.8		190 (59.4%)	12 (3.8%)	41 (12.8%)	48 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.8%)	74.9	230^th of 906 public elementary schools	74.6%		79	195^th of 916 public elementary schools	78.7%	35	42.0	56.2	71.0	57.3	40.8	52.1	67.7	54.4	74.2	74.2	$24,300
Henry Whittemore Elementary School	Public	K-5	30 Parmenter Road	Waltham	02453	Middlesex County	Waltham	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 314-5785	372	41	9.0		40 (10.8%)	18 (4.8%)	287 (77.2%)	14 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	27.2	658^th of 906 public elementary schools	27.4%		22.7	711^th of 916 public elementary schools	22.4%	53	22.2	34.7	25.7	27.2	29.6	49.0	25.7	33.5	18.6	18.6	$25,757
Horace Mann	Public	K-5	225 Nevada Street	Newtonville	02460	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9510	351	33	10.5		187 (53.3%)	18 (5.1%)	39 (11.1%)	64 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.0%)	78.1	203^rd of 906 public elementary schools	77.6%		76.4	232^nd of 916 public elementary schools	74.7%	29	49.2	46.7	64.3	53.9	55.0	63.3	65.7	61.6	68.6	68.6	$23,213
Cabot	Public	K-5	229 Cabot Street	Newtonville	02460	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9400	414	38	11.0		200 (48.3%)	18 (4.3%)	63 (15.2%)	76 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.5%)	75.9	225^th of 906 public elementary schools	75.2%		65.6	315^th of 916 public elementary schools	65.6%	90	49.1	53.8	60.3	54.9	58.6	62.0	52.5	57.6	60.0	60.0	$25,166
Mason-Rice	Public	K-5	149 Pleasant Street	Newton Centre	02459	Middlesex County	Newton	No	No	No	No	(617) 559-9570	321	27	11.7		195 (60.7%)	5 (1.6%)	20 (6.2%)	64 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (10.9%)	95.7	15^th of 906 public elementary schools	98.3%		95.2	17^th of 916 public elementary schools	98.1%	2	76.4	77.2	77.2	76.9	80.0	79.0	71.9	76.9	80.7	80.7	$24,660

Frequently Asked Questions about Peirce

Is Peirce a good school?

Yes. Peirce ranks in the top 8.7% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Peirce attend?

Students who attend Peirce usually go on to attend:

Middle : F A Day Middle
High : Newton North High

What is the racial makeup of Peirce?

Students at Peirce are 56% White, 18% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 4% African American.

What district is Peirce in?

Newton

How many students attend Peirce?

In the 2024-25 school year, 249 students attended Peirce.

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